Positioning farrowing pens: Which is better: facing inward or outward?

[Management]

Carles Casanovas
When we plan a birth, the sows can be placed in different ways inside the farrowing pen, facing inwards, facing outwards, with aisles both in front and behind the pen, or sideways along the aisle

02/sep/2010   -   read more   -  

Birth programming III

[Management]

Carles Casanovas
Coming up we will contemplate diverse aspects that can be taken into account in order to adjust the date of labour induction.

19/aug/2010   -   read more   -  

Organization of replacement V

[Management]

Carles Casanovas
On many farms the arrival of nulliparous sows is not homogenous. However, it has been noted that it would be ideal to introduce a similar number of sows to each productive batch. How can we do this?

04/aug/2010   -   read more   -  

Birth programming II

[Management]

Carles Casanovas
The gestation period in the majority of sows is usually around 113 to 115 days. However, a percentage of sows can give birth up to 3 days before or after, with complete normality.

21/jul/2010   -   read more   -  

Environmental control in the growing phase (II): Environmental needs

[Management]

Carles Casanovas
In order to try and control the environment, it’s necessary to:
- Be able to value it.
- Be familiar with the needs of different types of animals.
- Apply corrective measures to try and adjust to those needs.

07/jul/2010   -   read more   -  

Organization of replacement IV

[Management]

Carles Casanovas
Another convenient option for controlling replacement entry is to incorporate the information on the planning board of production.

28/jun/2010   -   read more   -  

Organization of replacement III

[Management]

Carles Casanovas
In the previous chapter we began to look at various systems for registering clearly and quickly the day of coming into estrus and the predicted date of mating of the nulliparous sows.

09/jun/2010   -   read more   -